DJ Bop-Gun, owner of the Super Good Cafe and Bar in Sendai city, is one of Japan's most serious James Brown collectors. For this mix, he goes deep into the Jazzy side of JB, with less famous tracks that show the breadth of the Godfather's all-encompassing musical genius!
OK Jazz is back! Plenty of new releases including the recent single by Atlas Maior, one from the upcoming Sarathy Korwar and Upaj Collective album, and the International Anthem label duo Anteloper. Plus classic Stevie Wonder, smooth Sade, and master teacher Yusef Lateef as well!
On this year-end episode Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his favourite new releases of 2020. Including modern 'Taraab' music from Zanzibar, hard and funky sounds from Little Simz in the UK, Brazilian superstars Criolo & Milton Nascimento in a duet together, brilliant new Jazz from Joel Ross in the USA and an album that shows the deep unity between Chinese and Japanese musical traditions. All that and much more!
Back with plenty new music, kicking off with the incredible LittleSimz, music from Jambinai in South Korea, solo saxophone from Jaleel Shaw, guitarist Tassos Spiliotoupolous' latest EP and lots more!
OK Jazz returns with new music from Korea, Malaysia, Malawi and the US, plus some classics from New Orleans, Congo and Colombia!
OK Jazz is back with a VERY international episode! Featuring new music from Germany/Afghanistan, China, New York and Colombia/Cameroon, classic South African Jazz reissue, 50th anniversary of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi group and more!
OK Jazz returns with episode #126, another exciting trip around the world of music, past and present! New big band jazz from France, Turkish psychedelica from the legends Mogollar, South African urban punk, new spaced-out jazz/rock by Elephant9 from Norway, and as always, some vintage Congolese Rumba!
Forget all the lost summer music events and spend an hour with this special HOT Summer Mix from Mr. OK Jazz! Soul, Funk, Jazz, Samba, MPB, Rai, Cumbia, Minyo, Soukous & Reggae, great tunes from around the globe, perfect for a hot summer's night!
Tribute heavy episode to some departed musical giants, including Lee Perry, Victor Uwaifo, CharlieWatts, Alemayehu Eshete and Barthelemy Attisso, plus new jazz from the US, new music from Japan & more!
New jazz from the US, great news for Congolese Rumba fans, Brazilian acoustic guitar, some classic Blues, and an unscheduled cameo by the OK Jazz Dog!